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LORANTHUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species

Synonyms:

genus Loranthus; Loranthus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Loranthus" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Loranthus"):

Loranthus europaeus; mistletoe (shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks)

Holonyms ("Loranthus" is a member of...):

family Loranthaceae; Loranthaceae; mistletoe family (in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria)

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